1989 Tournament of the Americas

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International basketball competition

1989 Tournament of the AmericasTournament details

Host country| Mexico
City| Mexico City
Dates| June 8–18
Teams| 12
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Puerto Rico (2nd title)
Runners-up|  United States
Third place|  Brazil
Fourth place|  Venezuela

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The 1989 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Mexico from June 8 to June 18, 1989. The games were played in Mexico City. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the five berths allocated to the Americas for the 1990 FIBA World Championship in Argentina. Puerto Rico defeated the United States in the final to win the tournament. Brazil, Venezuela, and Canada also qualified for the World Championship by finishing third through fifth, respectively.

## Qualification

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Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1989; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.

* North America:  Canada,  United States
* Caribbean and Central America: Cuba,  Dominican Republic,  Mexico,  Panama,  Puerto Rico
* South America:  Argentina,  Brazil,  Ecuador,  Paraguay,  Venezuela

The draw split the tournament into two groups:

Group A

Cuba
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Panama
Puerto Rico
United States

Group B

Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Ecuador
Paraguay
Venezuela

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## Format

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* The top four teams from each group advance to the knockout round. The losers from the knockout quarterfinals compete in a separate bracket to define fifth through eighth place.
* Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over.
* The winners in the knockout semifinals advanced to the Final and were granted berths in the 1990 FIBA World Championship in Argentina. The losers figure in a third-place playoff and were both also granted berths in the FIBA World Championship. Since Argentina and the United States were already qualified as hosts and Olympic Champions respectively, should they reach one of the top four positions in the final standings, one or two extra berths should be granted to the fifth and/or sixth team in the final standings.

## Squads

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Main article: 1989 Tournament of the Americas squads

## Preliminary round

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| Qualified for the quarterfinals

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### Group A

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Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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Puerto Rico | 5  | 4  | 1  | 495  | 447 | +48  | 9
United States | 5  | 4  | 1  | 523  | 480 | +43  | 9
Dominican Republic | 5  | 4  | 1  | 485  | 466 | +19  | 9
Cuba | 5  | 2  | 3  | 450  | 449 | +1  | 7
Mexico | 5  | 1  | 4  | 453  | 476 | −23  | 6
Panama | 5  | 0  | 5  | 432  | 520 | −88  | 5

June 8

Dominican Republic | 116-108 |  United States

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Mexico City

June 8

Puerto Rico | 104-83 |  Panama

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Mexico City

June 8

Cuba | 89-88 |  Mexico

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Mexico City

June 9

Dominican Republic | 85-77 |  Cuba

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Mexico City

June 9

Mexico | 98-88 |  Panama

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Mexico City

June 9

United States | 105-92 |  Puerto Rico

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Mexico City

June 10

Puerto Rico | 97-88 |  Mexico

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Mexico City

June 10

United States | 95-92 |  Cuba

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Mexico City

June 10

Dominican Republic | 105-84 |  Panama

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Mexico City

June 11

Puerto Rico | 101-98 |  Cuba

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Mexico City

June 11

Dominican Republic | 106-96 |  Mexico

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Mexico City

June 11

United States | 119-97 |  Panama

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Mexico City

June 12

Puerto Rico | 101-73 |  Dominican Republic

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Mexico City

June 12

Cuba | 94-80 |  Panama

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Mexico City

June 12

United States | 96-83 |  Mexico

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Mexico City

### Group B

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Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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Brazil | 5  | 5  | 0  | 572  | 429 | +143  | 10
Venezuela | 5  | 4  | 1  | 549  | 488 | +61  | 9
Canada | 5  | 3  | 2  | 447  | 423 | +24  | 8
Argentina | 5  | 2  | 3  | 480  | 469 | +11  | 7
Paraguay | 5  | 1  | 4  | 417  | 529 | −112  | 6
Ecuador | 5  | 0  | 5  | 394  | 521 | −127  | 5

June 8

Brazil | 131-90 |  Paraguay

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Mexico City

June 8

Argentina | 103-71 |  Ecuador

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Mexico City

June 8

Venezuela | 99-78 |  Canada

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Mexico City

June 9

Venezuela | 110-89 |  Ecuador

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Mexico City

June 9

Argentina | 106-85 |  Paraguay

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Mexico City

June 9

Brazil | 101-84 |  Canada

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Mexico City

June 10

Paraguay | 91-87 |  Ecuador

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Mexico City

June 10

Brazil | 131-99 |  Venezuela

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Mexico City

June 10

Canada | 93-83 |  Argentina

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Mexico City

June 11

Brazil | 119-74 |  Ecuador

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Mexico City

June 11

Canada | 94-67 |  Paraguay

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Mexico City

June 11

Venezuela | 130-106 |  Argentina

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Mexico City

June 12

Canada | 98-73 |  Ecuador

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Mexico City

June 12

Brazil | 90-82 |  Argentina

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Mexico City

June 12

Venezuela | 111-84 |  Paraguay

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Mexico City

## Knockout round

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### Championship Bracket

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  Puerto Rico| 94

|  Argentina| 89 |

|  Puerto Rico| 94

| |  Venezuela| 91 |

|  Venezuela| 109

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|  Dominican Republic| 102 |

|  Puerto Rico| 88

| |  United States| 80

|  United States| 75

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|  Canada| 73 |

|  United States| 99

| |  Brazil| 96 | | Third place

|  Brazil| 104

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|  Cuba| 89 |

|  Brazil| 158

|  Venezuela| 124

## Classification round

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### 5th-8th places

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| Semi-finals| | Fifth place

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|  Argentina| 85

|  Dominican Republic| 89 |

|  Dominican Republic| 84

| |  Canada| 108

|  Canada| 89

|  Cuba| 86 |

| Seventh place

|  Argentina | 81

|  Cuba | 88

## Final standings

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| Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship

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| Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship as World Champions
| Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship as hosts
Rank  | Team  | Record

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|  Puerto Rico | 7–1
|  United States | 6–2
|  Brazil | 7–1
4  |  Venezuela | 5–3
5  |  Canada | 5–3
6  |  Dominican Republic | 5–3
7  |  Cuba | 3–5
8  |  Argentina | 2–6
9  |  Mexico | 1–4
9  |  Paraguay | 1–4
10  |  Panama | 0–5
10  |  Ecuador | 0–5

## References

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* 1989 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, FIBA.com.

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FIBA AmeriCup

Tournaments|

* Puerto Rico 1980
* Brazil 1984
* Uruguay 1988
* Mexico 1989
* United States 1992
* Puerto Rico 1993
* Argentina 1995
* Uruguay 1997
* Puerto Rico 1999
* Argentina 2001
* Puerto Rico 2003
* Dominican Republic 2005
* United States 2007
* Puerto Rico 2009
* Argentina 2011
* Venezuela 2013
* Mexico 2015
* Argentina / Colombia / Uruguay 2017
* Brazil 2022
* Nicaragua 2025

Qualification|

* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2022
* 2025

Squads|

* 1980
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* 1988
* 1989
* 1992
* 1993
* 1995
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* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
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* 2022

Awards and records|

* Most Valuable Player
* Top Scorer
* All-Tournament Team
* Winning head coaches
* Records

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Africa|

* FIBA Africa - AfroBasket
* U-18
* U-16
* AfroCan
* African Games
* Basketball Africa League (BAL)

Americas|

* FIBA Americas - FIBA AmeriCup
* U-18
* U-16
* CBC Championship
* Centrobasket
* U-17
* U-15
* COCABA Championship
* Marchand Cup
* Pan American Games
* South American Championship
* U-17
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* Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA)

Asia|

* FIBA Asia - FIBA Asia Cup (includes Oceania)
* U-18
* U-16
* Asian Games
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* Basketball Champions League Asia
* Stanković Cup
* East Asian Championship
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* SABA Championship
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* South Asian Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* West Asian Championship
* West Asian Games
* William Jones Cup
* ASEAN Basketball League (defunct)

Europe|

* FIBA Europe - EuroBasket
* U-20
* U-18
* U-16
* Acropolis Tournament
* Adecco Cup
* Belgrade Trophy
* FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
* Games of the Small States of Europe
* World Cup (Turkey)
* Basketball Champions League (BCL)

Oceania|

* FIBA Oceania - FIBA Oceania Championship (defunct)
* U-20 (defunct)
* U-17
* U-15
* Pacific Games

Other
tournaments|

* FIBA Intercontinental Cup
* Arab Basketball Championship
* Arab Games
* Commonwealth Games
* Diamond Ball
* FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
* Lusophone Games
* Mediterranean Games

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